The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-21

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ia ara containing cestaln An4p1n10me 9seoess1s,.
meut OF difareuces to lands hseoeO5aee eqesefeo
by the Trustees Of Internal Imps0yems1t tgne 9
s.'d sonesIy.S sod Thai sSis Ssfs da.
Of doing III that Il properly cAu under NE aeo
consistent With the foil Is ictnsnsc q tne an.s
Company. and securing The benents intsn6sd 70 pe
derived tbsrerom 10 The State and to the InsernAi
improvement Fund. - well ~ to the said company,
to settle she ns:e T. No. aS ~
the saId letter Of Mr. Hamilton Dissto, cecause OF
The Indebtedness Of it, snggestons: because o.
the iutimated claim OF underlined mooiucaaioes o.
aid drain .ge contract which this Board cannot al
mlt. and betause It seems TO exclude wholly that
which this Board regards 10 the true test Of tns
right OF said company to lands, to.wi, the sctnai
pany therefore, BE- Il rtAer rssosssd. That BY vir-
tue OF the powers rights and duties vested 10 tnis
Board by law, and also 10 Accsrdance With said
Chapter $3.50 Of the Laws OF Florida ana tue
of said committee appointed thereuuder 40 alore
said, the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Can u and Okee.
chobee Land Company 10 hereby requested to re-
convey to the Trustees Of the internal Improve
ment Fund Of the State Of Florida, all lands hereto
fore conveyed by such trustees to said company
which lie without the district or locality reported
by said committee drained. Is shown ~ she mape
attached hy said committee to said report; without
pr. judce to any claim right Of said trustees to
any lands within said alleged drained district, any
lands convey ed by such trustees to any person Oh
account OF said company, or any other rl9nt or
claim Of said trustees u law or In equity IN the
premises.
Be Il Further received, That copy ofthese resolr.
lions. together with copy Of said report OF said
committee aud of the maps thereto attached, be
Nj. Delsno moved i,s adoption which was
sgrsed TO.
BY permssion Mr. Mallory introduced
Senate bill No. g. an &C, TO require MI pleas
In common law suits to be sworn u before being
fled.
NJ. Stevens Senate bill N, SO. an act to
require the payment Of c'pitation tax as a
prerequisite for voting; to TX the amount, an
prescribe time for The payment therenf, and
the application of the iun arising thrrefrOm.
Mr.. Fowler: Senate bill No. 81. an act pre-
scrbing the mode and manner OF taking appeals
from decisions in courts OF Justice OF the
Peace In this State
Mr.. Stockton: Senate bill No. IS. an act to
require all Slate officers Of this State to take
triplicate receipts for all moneys paid BY them
to The county or school officers OF the respective
counties of this Stale which bills were referred
to appropriate committee.
Ex-Secrelary of the Senate VIM. MacWilliams
was invited TO a seat within the bar OF the Sen
ate.
BY permission, Mr.. Deano offered the follow
lowing substitute tor Senate bill No. IA: Strike
line, section l, and add ~ fellows: SEC q.
Upon the establishment Of the truth of such allie.
yn,ion TO the satisfaction Of the court, decree
granting such divorces shall be forthwith
granted, without the usual inrtnality of calling
upon the defendant to answer"
Mr. Wall offered The following amendment tn
the amendment: That if the court should refuse
the divorce asked for. the party desiring II shall
have the right to grant II Ia himself or herself
which was accepted and both amendments with
drawn.
Mr. Wall offered the following: Strike out all
after the word Imprisoned"
Mr.. Stockton: And proUided further, That
such term shalt not he less than three years
and provided further, Tina, no suit for alimOny
shall be brought until the expiration of said
term of Imprisonment. Adopted.
Mr. Blackwell Strike out all after the entct-
ing clause and add in lieu thereof the follow
ing: Convictions Of capital offences in this
Slate shall he an additional ground of divorce.
Mr. Stockton Procided That such term shall
not be for less than three years.
Mr. DelanO: For one year, instead OF three
Mr. McMurray moved to recommit the bill TO
The Committee ON Judiciary. Agreed t."
Mr. Mallory introduced Senate bill No. SO, an
act 10 amend section nine (9) OF nm net entitled
an act to provide for the appointment OF Boards
Of Health in and for the several counties NJ the
State of Florida, and define their powers, ap-
proved FebrOary 10, 1885
Mr. Wall: Senate bill No. 81, to be entitled
an act To abolish corporations Of the towns oil
Tampa and North Tampa, and TO provide mu-
ncipal government for the city Of Tampa.
Also Senate bill No. SO. to be entitled an act to
amend section of an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the introduction in evidence OF cnnvey.
ances and certified copies Of cnnveyances &C
knswedyed or proved and recorded. being chap
ter 1891, Laws Of Florida, approved February IL
1885,
The President announced that the second spe-
ial order for II O'clock having been passed over
informally, was now up for consideration.
The following amendments 10 the bill were
offered and not agreed to:
BY Mr. Jones: Strike out lone year ;" and in
sert "ihree years"
Mr.. Blackwell: Strike out all in section 4. the
words after the expiration off, and add in lieu
thereof the following: Two years from the time
the cause of action accrued"
Mr.. Mallory: Strike out all of section f.
Mr.. Delano: Strike out all after the word
been notified by the railway company OF said In
jury or killing OF said live stock"
Mr. Blackwell: Strike out in lines two and
three of section the words THAT the parry who
10 entitled 10 bring the action had knowledge"
Mr.. Mallory: Strike out The word "one," in
line two, section 4, and insert "two."
Mr.. Blackwell: Strike out section land add In
der this act within two wears from the time the
cause Of action accrued"
Mr.. McKlnne: Amend by inseringin line ten
of printed bill before So" In section 2. "also ;
which was agreed t".
Mr.. Mallory: Strike out section Q and insert II
lieu thereof the following: That when any liv
stock 10 killed injured, provided for IN section
of this act the person entitled to damages thereto
shall give written notice and present his sworl
claim therefor giving full description of the auima
or amin lis killed injured. with m .rks and brands
II marked and branded, md the age of such nnima
or animals. as near a. may be to any office nerd
ageut, officer or attorney of such corporation A.,
IT, said notice, said corporation shall fail to pa
said claim for the space Of thirty days, suit my
brougrt on such claim, and If the claim trtsente
10 found on the trial to he honorable and just Il
Jury or ia les in said suit shall assess damage
against such corporation or person The actual dan
ages such live stock 80 killed Injured, ind i
| terest thereon from The date "f the presentment
the claim 4 injury at the rate Of nfly per centu
| per aunum and reasonable attorneys fees
| Mr. Mallory moved that further consideration
the bill be postponed till 10 o'clock to-m0rro
Agreed to. Adjourned.
| House.
THURSDAY, April 14tb, 1887.
The Speaker being absent, the House "
called to order by Mr. Reynolds. Chief Clerk.
The following members answered to III,